Here's my take on a prompt that I started with some friends. Its main characters are Ruby, Hanamaru and Dia. I'm writing it in English and they're doing it in Spanish. Story name is Tricking Heart if you're interested.
This story basically follows the timeline on the Anime, except the fact that Hanamaru didn't call Dia when she was on "Trial period". Ruby DID talk to her after practice, so the girls actually convinced Maru to join too.
Kurosawa Ruby has a dream, she wants to be an Idol. But she doesn't have what it takes; she's shy, she is not confident in herself, and her family being as traditional as they are, would definitely not approve, specially her sister. There's a person that Ruby considers inflexible and very stubborn, her name being Kurosawa Dia.
Ruby knows that her sister would refuse not only because she is just stubborn, it's because if there's something that Dia is passionate about it's definitely idols. That means if she was strict enough with daily lives matters, with idols she would become extremely unyielding.
Ruby, since she was little, accepted everything Dia told her to do. Sometimes reluctantly, others happily. But Ruby knew her sister always had a reason. And most of the times she was correct. So Ruby got used to follow her.
Now, there's another reason for refusing that it's not her stubbornness or extreme love for idols. It's Dia's overprotective nature. The black haired girl protects her sister from the smallest threats, because she considers her spineless and weak. Dia never says it out loud but one has to be a fool not to notice.
Idol activities are actually pretty hard. And Dia not only considers Ruby not good enough, she would like to protect her from something that she considers dangerous, or so Ruby has mentioned before. Adding the little sisters loyalty to the older one's words gives you a pretty repressed dream within a shy girl.
After arriving at this conclusion, Kunikida Hanamaru sighted for the third time since she started her shift at the library.
"I can't keep thinking about this all day, better get to work" she though before starting to order books. She couldn't help it. She loved her friend a lot. The redhead's problems had become hers and vice versa.
What started her previous train of thoughts was a memory of her training with Ruby, specifically, her genuine smile despite her tiredness. They supported each other on the decision of joining her school's idol club and Maru could see her best friend was satisfied, she enjoyed it way too much. Of course, Maru enjoyed it too. She was sore but she liked the feeling.
After a couple minutes of busy work she was left again with not much to do, other than wait for new book arrivals or requests, so she started thinking about Ruby's problem again. This was unusual, she would usually start reading one of the many books at her disposal to kill time but ever since she'd accidentally looked at the face Ruby had throughout the class when she though no one was looking at her, she started her thinking spree. Ruby immediately left the classroom before Maru could ask what happened, and since she had shift at the school library, she was stuck there for another hour and a half.
After deciding that her theory was probably correct, she arrived at the conclusion that she'd have to face Dia some way or another. Honestly, this sacred Maru. A lot. And if she, basically an outsider, was afraid, she couldn't imagine what Ruby could be feeling like. "She's brave, zura" was the thing she said before grabbing a book and finally starting to read so that she could take her mind off the matter.
At 10 minutes before her shift was supposed to end, she abruptly closed her book. She had been looking at the words but nor really paying attention to the meaning for a couple of paragraphs when she stood up and promptly exited the library. No one would complain if she was absent for such a short amount of time. Actually, visits to the school library were pretty rare. Maru was trying to justify her actions but she was conflicted. Deep inside she knew she was being a naughty girl.
After Maru arrived at the Kurosawa residence, she found out the reason behind Ruby's disappearance and noticed the amount of overthinking she had probably done. Her friend was jotting down on a sheet of paper. Maru just waited patiently until Ruby noticed she was being watched and turned to her.
"Hello Ruby-chan", she said with a concerned look.
"Oh hello Hanamaru-chan. What are you doing here? "
"I was wondering if you were alright because you left immediately after class. Didn't even say goodbye, zura."
"Oh right, I'm sorry. I left and then I went back but you were already gone. I would have looked for you but my parents requested my presence immediately after class. I have been helping them with accounting since I got here."
"So that means you're okay?"
"I'm okay, just a little tired."
"That's good to hear. I was worried." Hanamaru was relieved and finally removed the frown on her forehead but another one soon appeared
"Wait, it's a little unusual that you were requested here."
"Y-yes. My sister usually does this but she's been busy with her student council work."
"Must be hard. Even more if you take into account that she's a third year and has to study for college entrance exams."
"Yeah, she hasn't come home yet. She has done this for days." Ruby couldn't hide her nostalgic expression.
"Is she okay?"
"Of course she is, you know she'll deal with anything life throws at her"
Hanamaru couldn't help but smile like Ruby was. She must like her sister a lot, Maru wondered how it'd feel to have a person that thinks so highly of oneself.
After denying the help Hanamaru offered because she was 'just about to get done', Ruby offered dinner to her friend and asked if she wanted to stay a little bit just to hang out. Maru accepted and had such a good time that she wouldn't even remember how worried she was a couple hours ago.
That was, of course, until she met Dia just as she was about to leave. Maru felt like she had committed a crime and was in front of a cop for a second.
"Good evening, Hanamaru-san", the older girl said said with a smile but her tiredness was apparent.
"G-good evening, zura" the brunette said automatically. She probably didn't even comprehend what Dia had just said. She was busy thinking. What should she do? Yes, she had come to assist ruby but she was not ready. She was preparing herself mentally but no matter how she looked at it, there was no time. So she just closed her eyes and waited...
And waited some more. But nothing happened, Ruby had engaged in a conversation with her sister that seemed normal enough. Hanamaru, surprised, mouthed "you didn't tell her?". The redhead gestured with her head that she didn't. This was responded with a sigh.
Well, the immediate danger was gone, but they still had a long way to go. And it'd be better if they told her directly because if she ever found out by a third party, Ruby would probably not hear the end of it and the brunette was worried that she would not be allowed to see her friend anymore. To their luck, Dia mentioned she was hungry and that she please be excused before entering the living room.
Maru got closer to her friend and whispered "what's our plan?". This caused a sad reaction accompanied by silence from the redhead.
"Don't tell me…" Maru curled her hands into fists "…you've given up already?" She just couldn't believe it. Her words seemed calm but she was far from it.
"But you looked so happy", she continued, but brunette was about to cry.
"It's your dream, there's no way your sister can have so much control over your life!"
"I cannot lie to her, Hanamaru-chan", barely a whisper was what came out of her trembling lips. Some seconds passed and Ruby noticed how angry her friend was, so she hugged her sweetly to calm her down. Maru hugged back. After a few seconds the brunette was less angry and more determined. "You don't have to lie to her" She separated from the hug and entered the living room.
Ruby didn't quite understand and stood on the spot, a little bit confused. After she understood what her friend meant, the redhead desperately tried to follow her friend while asking her to stop but when she looked into the room she noticed her sister's glare and hid with her back pushing against the wall, next to the opened sliding door. She was nervous. She was extremely nervous, but she told herself she would not cry today. It was hard, because Dia had looked like Hanamaru had insulted her entire family tree. She tried to hear what they were saying but there were far and their tone was not high enough. After giving up on trying to spy she dropped, with her back still against the wall, utterly defeated. She wasn't even thinking about anything. After a couple of minutes she heard footsteps belonging to one person.
Ruby wanted to care, but she didn't care. She wanted it to end already, wished she'd fall sleep immediately.
Her wish was not granted, though, because she heard Hanamaru asking her if she could teach her how to use a cellphone.
Right, so here's the first chapter. This fic is going to contain NTR, so proceed at your own discretion.
Also, this is my first fic and the first thing I've written in a long time. Not to mention English is not my main language. So I'd ask for your patience and if you'd like to correct me I'd accept that gladly.
